We set off early from Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal to Batam's Nongsapura Ferry Terminal on the morning of July 31. After 45 minutes on a BatamFast ferry, we arrive on the island's upscale northern region where luxury beachfront hotels and pristine white beaches abound.
Our first stop is Nongsa Digital Park, a multi-million-dollar technological park where we see young Indonesian techies hunching over their Macbooks in bright and airy work spaces overlooking a pond with geese. The park was opened in March 2018 and many of the digital businesses are headquartered in Singapore.
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